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Explain the resistance of and electrical component and what affects its value in a wire.

Resistance primarily is 'how difficult it is for an electron to travel through a material'. When the electron travels through a material, it collides with ions which causes it to lose ene...

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What is the difference between linearly, directly and inversely proportional relationships?

A relationship is a way of describing how one variable can affect another. If a relationship is linear, then a change in one variable will cause a change in another variable by a fixed amount. An example ...

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Explain how the evaporation of a liquid causes the temperature of the remaining liquid to decrease.

(Explain within the lesson)

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Give the definition simple harmonic motion and write down the defining equation for such motion stating the meaning of any symbols involved.

Simple harmonic motion is defined as a form of periodic motion in which a point or body oscillates in such a way that the acceleration of the point or body is directly proportional to its displacement fro...

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What happens to the pressure inside a gas-filled ball when the temperature is increased? Explain your answer, stating the assumption made.

From definition of pressure have P=F/A (in reality for a ball we are talking about infinitesimal areas, but the general definition is sufficient at this level). Assume that the area of the surface under c...

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